Colerain Cardinals comfortable in their own skin

Team feels prepared for daunting schedule

7:15 PM,
Aug. 25, 2013

Colerain High School football coach Tom Bolden.

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Ross Demmel and Tegray Scales understand how significant it is to be a senior football player at Colerain High School.

Demmel, a 6-foot-3 and 265-pound offensive lineman, will be a key leader for the Cardinals this season. He added about 30 pounds this offseason and says he has become stronger and faster.

Even during a summer workout in late June the same week the new turf was ready to go at Cardinal Stadium, the players were looking forward to the season opener against Park Vista (Fla.) and games under the lights at their high school. ...